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I really want to thank all the folks who offered advise & support to
me in this tying-up situation. 
the following statement sent by Stagg Newman seems right on the money:
<<Cannot give you any
simple answer. Maggie Price who had to
manage 
a mare, Annie, that had a
real tendency to tie-up, particularly in 
spring, used to say that tie-ups occurred when about a half
dozen 
factors aligned up
wrong.>>

I Think all the reasons I gave played a part in the problem with
the feed changes probably ranking the highest. A few other details I
thought in connection with that are:
*After last years episode I cut his grain to maybe 1/4-1/2 a small coffee
can but lately because were conditioning a lot I snuck it up to a can
once a day. So, grain is out from now on. 
* Also I had been giving a Vit E/SE supplement after last time but after
reading conflicting info about selenium toxicity I quit because there was
some in the supplement I was giving him (accel) I've been told that he
should still be on it as the supplements don't have enough. 

I would like to hear people's methods and experiences with bringing the
horses back to work. The last time I took a very conservative approach
which I will do again but I welcome any and all information you can give
towards rehabilitation and prevention.  
Thanks for your valuable information, this is a great forum!
Nancy Sluys

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